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Properties of triangles

For your convenience, this file consolidates my lessons on triangles in this site. The file contains short

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 annotations to the lessons and the major properties of triangles.
The properties are presented with the links to the corresponding lessons. The lessons are listed in the
logical order, which means that every given lesson refers to the
preceding ones only and does not refer to that follow. The list consolidates the relevant lessons that are
located under different topics and even in the different sections
in this site. At the end of the list there are links to the lessons on word problems related to triangles.

The property

The length of any side of a triangle does

not exceed
the sum of lengths of the other two sides.

Angles - what is this? Comparing angles.

Measuring angles.
Adding angles. Types of angles.
Supplementary angles.
Complementary angles. Vertical angles -
definitions and examples.

Vertical angles are congruent.

Proof of the theorem and examples.

Angles formed by two straight lines and a

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 transverse line.
Postulates on parallel lines.

The sum of the interior angles of a

triangle is equal to 180°.

Three postulates are presented for

congruency of triangles
(SAS, ASA and SSS) with the detailed
discussion.

The lesson title Problems on congruence tests for

triangles are presented.
Points and Straight Lines
basics If two sides in one triangle are congruent
to the two sides in
another triangle and the median drawn to
Angles basics one of them in one
triangle is congruent to the median drawn
to the congruent
side in the second triangle, then the In the
Vertical angles triangles are congruent. section

Geometry

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 Parallel lines The property
Under the topic
The first lesson on construction problems. Geometry
Sum of the interior angles of It explains what Points and Straight
a triangle the construction problems are and how to Lines basics
draw a congruent
Congruence tests for segment and a congruent angle using a Geometry
triangles compass and a ruler. Angles,
complementary,
This lesson explains how to construct a supplementary angles Geometry
Problems on congruence tests parallel line
for triangles passing through a given point using a
compass and a ruler. Angles, Geometry
Problems on congruence tests complementary,
for triangles-2 This lesson explains how to construct a supplementary angles Geometry
triangle
using a compass and a ruler for three Angles,
basic cases: complementary, Geometry
1) the triangle is given by one side and the supplementary angles
two adjacent interior angles; Word
The lesson title 2) the triangle is given by two sides and Triangles problems
the included angle;
How to construct a congruent 3) the triangle is given by its three sides. Triangles
segment and

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 a congruent angle using a If a triangle has two congruent sides,
compass and a ruler then Triangles
the angles opposite to these sides are In the
congruent. Geometry section
How to construct a parallel (In an isosceles triangle the angles at
line passing through the base are congruent). Geometry
a given point using a compass If a triangle has two congruent angles,
and a ruler then
the sides opposite to these angles are
How to construct a triangle congruent. Under the topic Geometry
using a compass and a ruler (If a triangle has two congruent angles
it is isosceles). Triangles
Geometry
In an isosceles triangle the altitude drawn
to the base
Isosceles triangles coincides with the median and the angle Triangles
bisector.

If in a quadrilateral the opposite sides Triangles Geometry

are parallel in pairs,
then the opposite sides are of equal
length in pairs.
An altitude, a median and an If in a quadrilateral two opposite sides
angle bisector are parallel and of

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 in the isosceles triangle equal length, then two other opposite Triangles
sides are Geometry
Properties of the sides of parallel and of equal length too.
parallelograms
The straight line connecting midpoints of Geometry
two sides of a
triangle is parallel to the third side and is
half of its length. Triangles
If a straight line bisects one side of a
The line segment joining the triangle and is parallel
midpoints to its second side, then it bisects the Triangles Geometry
of two sides of a triangle third side of the triangle.

The property

The lesson title If a triangle is isosceles, then the two Triangles In the
altitudes are section
Altitudes in an isosceles of equal length.
triangle If in a triangle the two altitudes are of Word
equal length, then problems
the triangle is isosceles.
Under the topic
If a triangle is isosceles, then the two

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 Medians in an isosceles medians are Geometry
triangle of equal length. Word
If in a triangle the two medians are of problems
equal length, then
the triangle is isosceles.
Geometry
Angles and sides inequality In a triangle, the angle opposite to the
theorems longer side Geometry
for triangles is greater than the angle opposite to the
shorter side.
In a triangle, the side opposite to the Triangles
greater angle
is longer than the side opposite to the
smaller angle.
If two triangles have two sides
correspondingly congruent
in pairs, and the third sides are not equal,
then the
Angle bisectors in an greater included angle corresponds to the Word
isosceles triangle greater third side. problems
If two triangles have two sides
correspondingly congruent Geometry
in pairs, and the third sides are not equal,
then the

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 greater third side corresponds to the
The lesson title greater included angle. In the
section
A perpendicular bisector of If a triangle is isosceles, then the two Under the topic
a segment angle bisectors Geometry
are of equal length. Triangles
If in a triangle the two angle bisectors
are of equal length,
An angle bisector properties then the triangle is isosceles. Geometry
Triangles

How to bisect a segment The property Geometry

using a compass Triangles
and a ruler A point is equidistant from the endpoints
of a line segment
if and only if the point lies on the Geometry
How to bisect an angle using perpendicular Triangles
a compass drawn through the midpoint of the line
and a ruler segment Geometry
Triangles
Perpendicular bisectors of a A point is equidistant from the sides of an
triangle sides angle Geometry
are concurrent if and only if the point lies on the angle Triangles
bisector Geometry

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 Angle bisectors of a triangle Triangles
are concurrent This lesson is on the construction Word
problems. It explains Geometry problems
Altitudes of a triangle are how to bisect a segment using a compass
concurrent and a ruler
and how to construct a perpendicular to
Properties of diagonals of a the given segment. Triangles Geometry
parallelogram
This lesson is on the construction
problems. It explains Under the topic In the
how to bisect an angle using a compass and section
Medians of a triangle are a ruler. Geometry
concurrent Word
Perpendicular bisectors of a triangle problems
sides
The lesson title are concurrent

Median drawn to the Angle bisectors of a triangle are

hypotenuse concurrent Pythagorean theorem
of a right triangle
Altitudes of a triangle are concurrent Geometry
Pythagorean theorem
In a parallelogram, diagonals bisect each
other. Geometry

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 If in a quadrilateral the diagonals bisect
The Pythagorean Theorem each other, Triangles
then the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.
Geometry
More proofs of the Medians of a triangle are concurrent
Pythagorean Theorem Triangles

The property Trigonometry Geometry

Law of Sines In a right triangle, the median drawn to Algebra-II

the hypotenuse,
has the measure half the hypotenuse.
If in a triangle the median has the Under the topic
Law of sines - the Geometric measure half the length of
Proof the side it is drawn to, then the triangle is Trigonometry In the
a right triangle. section
Solve triangles using Law of In a right triangle, the median drawn to Trigonometry
Sines the hypotenuse Algebra-II
divides the triangle in two isosceles
triangles. Algebra-II
Geometry
The Pythagorean Theorem. The geometric
The lesson title proof is presented
close to that by Euclid in his books Word

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 Proof of the Law of Cosines "Elements". Geometry problems
revisited
Two more proofs of the Pythagorean
Solve triangles using Law of Theorem are presented.
Cosines First one is based on the layout ...... Word
consideration. problems
Second one uses similar triangles.

On what segments the angle Law of Sines is proved. The

bisector Trigonometric proof. ......
divides the side of a triangle Examples are presented showing how to
apply the Law
of Sines to solve triangles.
The length of a median of a
triangle Law of Sines - more Geometric proof.

Examples on solving triangles with the use

the Law of Sines.
...... All possible cases are considered you can
meet when solving
triangles with the use the Law of Sines.

The property

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 Proof of the Law of Cosines

Examples on solving triangles with the use

the Law of Cosines.
All possible cases are considered you can
meet when solving
triangles with the use the Law of Cosines.

In a triangle, an angle bisector divides

the opposite side
in two segments proportional to the ratio
of the length
of the two other sides of the triangle.

The formula is derived to calculate the

length of the median
via the lengths of the three sides of the
triangle.
Examples are presented showing how to
use this formula.

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 For the solutions of the typical word problems on triangles related to their sides and angles measures see
the lessons
HOW TO solve problems on the angles of triangles - Examples,
HOW TO solve problems on the angles of isosceles triangles - Examples,
HOW TO solve problems on the triangle sides measures - Examples, and
HOW TO solve problems on the isosceles triangle sides measures - Examples
under the topic Geometry of the section Word problems in this site.

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